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Pray TV
GenreDrama
Written byLane Slate
Directed by Robert Markowitz
Starring John Ritter
Ned Beatty
Richard Kiley
Madolyn Smith
Louise Latham
Theme music composer Dennis McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Peter S. Greenberg
CinematographyDonald H. Birnkrant
EditorPeter Parasheles
Running time100 minutes
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1982 (1982-02-01)

Pray TV is a 1982 American Christian made-for-television drama film which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty. [1] The project garnered controversy when Rev. Jerry Falwell, the prominent televangelist, undertook a public campaign in an attempt to keep the TV movie from airing. [2]

Plot

A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.

Calls received to phone number

The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone received 15,000 real calls. [3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (February 1, 1982). "Ned Beatty in Role of Broadcast Evangelist". The New York Times.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 7, 1982). "A Serious Subject Flawed by Compromise". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Paul Hendrickson (1982-02-11). "The Video Sheperds". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN  0190-8286. OCLC  1330888409.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pray TV
GenreDrama
Written byLane Slate
Directed by Robert Markowitz
Starring John Ritter
Ned Beatty
Richard Kiley
Madolyn Smith
Louise Latham
Theme music composer Dennis McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Peter S. Greenberg
CinematographyDonald H. Birnkrant
EditorPeter Parasheles
Running time100 minutes
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1982 (1982-02-01)

Pray TV is a 1982 American Christian made-for-television drama film which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty. [1] The project garnered controversy when Rev. Jerry Falwell, the prominent televangelist, undertook a public campaign in an attempt to keep the TV movie from airing. [2]

Plot

A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.

Calls received to phone number

The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone received 15,000 real calls. [3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (February 1, 1982). "Ned Beatty in Role of Broadcast Evangelist". The New York Times.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 7, 1982). "A Serious Subject Flawed by Compromise". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Paul Hendrickson (1982-02-11). "The Video Sheperds". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN  0190-8286. OCLC  1330888409.



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